Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-04-06
LOCAL NEWS.
Peach trees are in bloom.
Colored eggs are nearly ripe.

EOOHL HEWOs
Peach trees are in bloom.
\ Colored eggs are nearly ripe.
Read Cunningham's money ad. 81
County commissioners next Monday.
The band instruments have been or
dered.
For cheap residence lots see Henry
Morgan. 81
A carload OF eating potatoes at Cur
RE & Schmidts. 40
J. p. Dickey has moved with his fam
lily TO Kansas City, Mo.
Louis Bissantz and wife we're down
from Sun City yesterday.
Judge Edwards will qualify for may
or in the state of New York.
Seed potatoes, early variety, at Stan.
diford, Youmans y Eldred's. Al
Lace Curtains and Nottinghams re-
duced 25 per cent, at Wheeler's. 40
The Citizens meeting nominated
W. ii. McCague for police judge.
"A new addition 60 Lake City has been
laid OFT east Of the present town-site.
Col Croker lectured last Friday
night and Saturday afternoon in this
city.
Mai. Eldred aud wife came up from
the ranch Monday and remained until
to-day ut the Grand.
l.. M. Axline, OF the Cresset, has
been sick for week with typho-mala-
ria, but is getting better.
Rev. Sandersou and wife both voted.
Sthough they moved here from IIazelton
-less than thirty days ago.
The new furniture f0I the courthouse
arrived yesterday, AMI Rigg 81 John
stQh are putting IL In position.
Mr.. VI. V. Sparks, OF Oakland Cali
fornia, Is here on visit TO the family
of his brother, Mr.. II. NJ. Sparks.
A brother of the Messrs. Shannon is
out here from Indiana, with his family,
and will make Barber county his home.
The Thompson block and Byerley
Dark Il Runyan and Higgins block are
TO have wide verandas erected on their
fronts.
For the first time in many years Judge
Lacy and Judge McCandless were not
ON the election board Monday. Neither
of them wanted to serve.
Mayor Edwards was first named in
the Citizens meeting, and don't you
forget u. Afterwards he was endors-
ed by the school house meeting.
Mr.. Brace. Of the real estate firm of
Cook, Brace 4 Co., has decided TO lo-
cate In Atchison, and w. w. Cook has
bought his interests in this city.
&c. Adel, the court stenographer
for this district, has rented house
from Ken. Mcpherson, on South Main
street, and he now has his family here.
III. T.. Noble Is having substantial
residence built on Kansas avenue, east,
G. Il. Freeman being the contractor.
IL Will cost in the neighborhood of
81 10
Go 90 w. AZ. Wheeler's for bargains
N any line of Groceries, Dry Goods,
Boots aud Shoes, Clothing, Gents Fur
nishings. Everything at prices that
cannot be beaten. As
Last saturday night the ladies Of the
Eastern star surprised their brethren
of the Blue lodge with n substantial
lunch, which was spread i'm the ante
room entirely unknown To the brethren
until the lodge called of from labor
II was a pleasant affair, altogether.
Within the past few weeks NJ. L.
Wilcox, agent OF the old reliable Bur.
lingtOn insurance company, has settled
two losses In the western part of the
county, one being the house Of county
commissioner, j. ID. Fleming, partially
destroyed by wind, and the other q house
of w. III. Meter. destroyed entirely by
fire. II will pay every farmer IN thi:
county to insure against fire and wind
Misses Moore 4 Merchant had the
first regular and formal millinery open
ing last week in the history of Medi
cine Lodge. Their parlors had been ele.
gantly decorated with flowers and ever
green's, and an enjoyable lunch was
spread Friday and Saturday afternoon:
and evenings. including ice cream. cak,
and other delicacies. These ladie,
have an immense spring stock, anC
those who did not take advantage o
their formal opening, should by al
means call and see them yet.
Arbor day will be April l4th. ont
week from tomorrow. The ladies o
Sun City will properly observe the day
and why should not the ladies Of Medi
cine Lodge, and moi only the ladies bu
the men, and everybody else. Ever,
residence street In this city should b,
lined with shade trees. and to encour
age this the council could well afford I,
allow property owners to fence I'm a
least ten feet Of the street ON each sid
and plant the fenced space with trees
with the understanding that the fencl
was TO be removed when the trees wer
largc enough,